Documentation

We have always wanted to be completely open and transparent about what we
did, how we did it, and what the results are. Ideally, anyone who wishes to
repeat our tests to check our data could do so, following our procedures, or at least
understand how and why we got the results we did. To that end, we tried to
document everything thoroughly.

Photos - A Flickr set where you will find photos from some of the different test
sequences.

Videos - Clips via YouTube. These are admittedly
selections from the many hours of video we've shot, but representative.

Raw Data - all the data straight off the recording
sheets, either in PDF format or in Excel format (.xls). For the different test
sequences we have done. All of the files include all of the calibers tested at that
time in one file (on separate pages).

Emails - This is
a .pdf file more than 100 pages long, chronologically arranged from the first basic
idea about what such ballistics data is available, to the decision to conduct the tests
ourselves, to figuring out exactly how to do so, to discussions about doing so, to
working through all the issues about how to set up the website and present the
results. Most of it is pretty boring, but some folks might enjoy seeing how
the whole thing unfolded from start to finish.

Blogging - no, not the
ongoing blog
discussions since this site was launched; rather, a link to blog posts related
to the project as we were setting it up and doing it.

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Other Resources

BBTI is not the end-all of ballistics testing, just one more component
available for the common good. In addition to extensive discussion
about ballistics to be found at many gun forums, here are some other great
resources pertaining to ballistics testing you should check out. (And
if you would like to recommend a site to list here, please send an email.)

BrassFetcher:
excellent resource, with an emphasis on bullet performance in ballistic
gelatin

Terminal Ballistics
Research: Specializes in the research of cartridge & projectile performance,
using hard data gathered from 20 years of hunting game.

Acknowledgements

We'd like to personally and specifically thank Pat Childs at Fin & Feather in Iowa City, as he not only helped get most of our
ammunition and other supplies, he was the brilliant gunsmith who worked with us to make
this insane project much more practical. Without his help all of this would have
been much more difficult and perhaps impossible. Anyone who uses our data owes him
a debt of gratitude.

And thanks to our spouses, who were not just tolerant but enthusiastically supportive
of this rather nutty project.

Disclaimer

This project, and all of its results, is only our fault. We (well, Jim K,
mostly) paid for everything ourselves, and we did not receive any kind of sponsorship
or remuneration from anyone. We did all the work. We used products we
were either familiar with, or because they were what was available, and mentioning
them by name does not constitute an endorsement of any kind. Furthermore, the
data is provided purely for entertainment purposes - to better facilitate arguments
over what ammo or caliber or gun is "best." How you use the data is entirely
up to you. And if you think you could do better, feel free to spend the money
and do the work and publish your own results. Or not. Your choice.